Triple QX engine oil...Thoughts?
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GSI SID said:
I swear this thread is really frustrating. All the haters babbling on about oils etc. The Op asked about Triple QX and people started to go about Scrap cars, lard,snake oil and the like. Just answer his fookin question. If not i will!. To the OP i have used ?Triple QX for years in my GSI and it doesnt smoke nor lose oil, havnt noticed any noises and engines runs like a dream on 92k. I change the oil every 10k so please comprehend my sensible answer. Triple QX is fine bud. Let them haters hate whom pay 50 quid plus for their oil. My car will still eat theirs.
Edited by GSI SID on Tuesday 10th December 03:40
How do we qualify what makes an oil good?
I'm fairly certain most people don't strip down there engine and measure wear between oil changes? Is it a case of, if it doesn't smoke, its good? In which case, I'm also fairly certain you could run your car on the same oil for a number of years without changing it and it won't exhibit that behaviour. Would that make old oil just as good as the freshest most expensive oil?
I'm fairly certain most people don't strip down there engine and measure wear between oil changes? Is it a case of, if it doesn't smoke, its good? In which case, I'm also fairly certain you could run your car on the same oil for a number of years without changing it and it won't exhibit that behaviour. Would that make old oil just as good as the freshest most expensive oil?
I have just put qx in my Saab 9/5 aero bearing in mind it’s on eleventy billion miles it’s runs fine and dandy,
I normally put shell helix in the thing along with my other cars but it was not on offer so it got qx instead
My friend has a Volvo v40 diesel that has done 570,000 miles and thats had qx in for the last 150,000 miles and it is still going strong
I normally put shell helix in the thing along with my other cars but it was not on offer so it got qx instead
My friend has a Volvo v40 diesel that has done 570,000 miles and thats had qx in for the last 150,000 miles and it is still going strong
I'm a bit anal, and measure oil usage, and fuel economy.
In the past 120,000 miles and 4 years of various old BMWs I've found a 5w-30 LL04 oil to be dead fine. i've used them all, from the supremely expensive Mobil1 ESP, to Halfords Bulk black friday oil. None caused issues at 10,000 mile service intervals. This was in both petrol and diesel engines.
When these companies are in the spotlight, and so much info exists on the internet, I would say that it'll be fine. I did the research, and Comma make Halfords oils. A massive petrochemical firm.
In short, change it regularly, make sure it meets what the engine calls for, and use a good quality filter.
In the past 120,000 miles and 4 years of various old BMWs I've found a 5w-30 LL04 oil to be dead fine. i've used them all, from the supremely expensive Mobil1 ESP, to Halfords Bulk black friday oil. None caused issues at 10,000 mile service intervals. This was in both petrol and diesel engines.
When these companies are in the spotlight, and so much info exists on the internet, I would say that it'll be fine. I did the research, and Comma make Halfords oils. A massive petrochemical firm.
In short, change it regularly, make sure it meets what the engine calls for, and use a good quality filter.
In my experience the biggest threat to modern engines
Is the muppets that run them, they never check the oil level and spend most of the time at or below minimum
When I was inspecting cars off lease 70 cars a day
Virtually every single one had no oil on the dipstick or the bear minimum and we are talking all your Amg’s
M cars jags range rovers vag stuff it has put me right off buying anything x lease tbh lol
Is the muppets that run them, they never check the oil level and spend most of the time at or below minimum
When I was inspecting cars off lease 70 cars a day
Virtually every single one had no oil on the dipstick or the bear minimum and we are talking all your Amg’s
M cars jags range rovers vag stuff it has put me right off buying anything x lease tbh lol
It is amusing the number of people who say "I have been putting *such and such* oil in my car for X years or YY,YYY miles and it hasn't gone wrong yet, amazing oil.
When was the last time anybody heard of an engine in a modern car simply 'wearing out' in the old fashioned way rather than being let down by its cam drive, cooling system etc or being run with no oil in it?
There is really no way of knowing whether the cheap oil is allowing accelerated wear. That is where the perceived 'peace of mind' element comes in.
Normally I find the difference is under a tenner and I will pay that.
When was the last time anybody heard of an engine in a modern car simply 'wearing out' in the old fashioned way rather than being let down by its cam drive, cooling system etc or being run with no oil in it?
There is really no way of knowing whether the cheap oil is allowing accelerated wear. That is where the perceived 'peace of mind' element comes in.
Normally I find the difference is under a tenner and I will pay that.
I'd argue the point of if engines don't die using s
t oil, why use the good stuff? There's a lot of cars run on little to no extravagant maintenance regime when they're older, and engines still aren't the reason they're put out to pasture.
I know quite a few enthusiasts, of BMW M forums and like to oil analysis. BlackStone labs in the U.S do it, and Millers do it over here.
http://www.millersoils.co.uk/services/oil-analysis
I'm not attacking your way of thinking, everyone is free to buy whatever oil they like.
t oil, why use the good stuff? There's a lot of cars run on little to no extravagant maintenance regime when they're older, and engines still aren't the reason they're put out to pasture.I know quite a few enthusiasts, of BMW M forums and like to oil analysis. BlackStone labs in the U.S do it, and Millers do it over here.
http://www.millersoils.co.uk/services/oil-analysis
I'm not attacking your way of thinking, everyone is free to buy whatever oil they like.
Rumour has it this stuff is made by Shell.
Any budding Miss Marples or Inspector Clouseau care to investigate ?
FWIW as long as the specs are OK it's fine.
I've currently got LukOil in my daily. You may scoff but this company are a huge ( Russian) oil company.
The fact you've probably never heard of them is irrelevant. The product is good.
Any budding Miss Marples or Inspector Clouseau care to investigate ?
FWIW as long as the specs are OK it's fine.
I've currently got LukOil in my daily. You may scoff but this company are a huge ( Russian) oil company.
The fact you've probably never heard of them is irrelevant. The product is good.
Reciprocating mass said:
Of course there are ways of checking you send away oil samples to be analysed the army do this for there bridging vehicles BR90
How do you keep the sample consistent over changes? How do you know whats 'normal' ? Where do you take the sample from - bottom of the container, mid way through it pouring out etc etc.. I think these days the service intervals are more relevant than the quality of oil, except perhaps something exotic that needs frequent changes and a quality oil.
I've always changed the oil and filter on anything I've owned every 5,000 miles, except absolute snotters, but if it's a lease I rarely even bother to check the levels, much less shop around for a quality oil to top it up with.
I've always changed the oil and filter on anything I've owned every 5,000 miles, except absolute snotters, but if it's a lease I rarely even bother to check the levels, much less shop around for a quality oil to top it up with.
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